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Dan Walters

Dan Walters

San Francisco Chronicle

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Outsiders love bashing California. Now residents are souring on it, too.

As Republican presidential candidates were slogging through Iowa and talking to voters prior to caucuses, California-bashing was common. Los Angeles...

27.01.2024 9

USA TODAY

Dan Walters

Texas says social media censors too much. California claims the opposite.

The dichotomy between blue and red states – in essence California vs. Florida and Texas – has played out in many arenas on many specific issues,...

23.10.2023 8

USA TODAY

Dan Walters

Did Newsom split California democrats with his Feinstein replacement?

Did Gavin Newsom dig himself out of a political hole Sunday when he announced that he had named veteran labor leader and political operative Laphonza...

04.10.2023 3

USA TODAY

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Walters: Tech, labor trade-offs create dilemma for California’s economy

When Hollywood writers initially went on strike against film and television studios, it was for traditional reasons such as pay and working...

01.10.2023 4

The Mercury News

Dan Walters

Walters: California Legislature punts insurance crisis to Newsom and Lara

Before the California Legislature adjourned this month, it managed to fulfill most of wishes of majority Democrats’ favorite interest groups, most...

26.09.2023 3

The Mercury News

Dan Walters

Walters: Politicians point fingers as homelessness crisis persists

Many political promises have been made, many billions of taxpayer dollars have been spent and many programs have been launched, but the state’s...

24.09.2023 6

The Mercury News

Dan Walters

Walters: Compromise settles dispute over status of fast food franchises

In some ways, the most interesting — and perhaps most significant — event of the 2023 legislative session’s closing days was a compromise...

19.09.2023 40

The Mercury News

Dan Walters

Walters: Water rights reformers scored only a minor victory

A centerpiece of California’s perpetual political and legal wrangling over allocation of water is the complex array of rights that stretch back to...

17.09.2023 6

The Mercury News

Dan Walters

Walters: California keeps title as having nation’s highest poverty rate

Congratulations California, you’ve done it again — retained your title of having the highest level of poverty of any state. The Census...

15.09.2023 10

The Mercury News

Dan Walters

Walters: State housing policy takes two steps forward, one step back

On one day last week, the Legislature sent two major pro-housing bills to Gov. Gavin Newsom, assumedly for his signature. One, Assembly Bill 1307, is...

12.09.2023 10

The Mercury News

Dan Walters

Walters: Shipping needs are at odds with California’s climate goals

In retrospect, Southern California’s political and civic leaders may have erred a half-century ago in deciding that the region’s economic future...

10.09.2023 20

The Mercury News

Dan Walters

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